Abnormal loads moved to and from Sizewell C site
Suffolk County CouncilAbnormal loads linked to the construction of a nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast will make their way through the county this week.
Temporary buildings, cranes, an excavator and a dumper truck will travel along the A12 from the Seven Hills Interchange near Ipswich to Sizewell C's main construction area this Tuesday.
More buildings, steel, storage tanks, and another crane will be transported to the site on Wednesday – this time starting from Lowestoft and heading down the A12.
Similar movements will take place on both Thursday and Friday, with the huge, heavy loads being driven either up or down the A12.
The abnormal loads are expected to reach their destinations at varying times between 10:00 BST and 15:00.
Whether departing from just outside Ipswich or Lowestoft, they will leave the A12 at Yoxford, travel along the B1122 to just north of Leiston, where they will head to Sizewell via Lover's Lane.
Unlike the transportation of previous abnormal loads, it is understood that a police escort will not be required.
What is Sizewell C?
Sizewell C will be a new two-reactor nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast that could generate 3.2 gigawatts of electricity.
It is claimed that, once built, it could power the equivalent of about six million homes and will generate electricity for 60 years.
The power station will sit just north of the existing Sizewell B plant, which has been operating since 1995, just off Sizewell beach, close to the town of Leiston.
The decommissioned Sizewell A site, which first opened at the same site in 1967, stopped generating electricity in 2006.
The Sizewell C plant is expected to be operational by the mid to late 2030s.
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